Management
Alain Balian
Managing Director
Alain is a senior executive with 25+ years of international experience spanning private equity, M&A, corporate finance, and senior management, advising principals, boards, and multi-generational business-owning families. He combines blue-chip investment banking credentials at Kleinwort Benson, ABN Amro Corporate Finance, Lehman Brothers, and as Deputy Governor of the Du Liban with hands-on investing and value-creation leadership, bringing strong international to corporate leaders, family offices, and family-controlled conglomerates.
Johnny Yacoub
Director
Johnny has 25 years of experience in Investment Banking and Private Equity. Prior to joining CPH, Johnny worked for Morgan Stanley in Saudi Arabia as Vice President in the investment banking division, and prior to that for Capital Trust Middle East in Beirut, where he was a member of the investment committee and senior management team of MENAVEST Private Equity Fund in addition to his role as Director. His Regional experience emanates from concluding and managing numerous capital markets and M&A transaction as well notable regional Private Equity investments.
Patrick Desmont
Group Advisor
Patrick has over 30 years of experience in project finance, and in particular in the Energy & Natural Resources sector. Through ETCA Caspian Ltd., he has led several investment ventures including Texaco ETCA Limited In Kazakhstan. He has also been a director of Novoren Ltd a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical projects, and the CEO of Bioren SA, a Swiss generic antibiotic manufacturer.
George Hovaguimian
President, CPH of California
George has over 35 years of experience in project management, construction management and supervision, field engineering, and government relations management in the US. In addition to being president of AirPlus Engineering, he has been Vice President at LH Hajnal & Associates, and before that he held several engineering posts with the Ralph M Parsons Company.